The claim: Elon Musk announced ‘anti-woke’ TV show with Tucker Carlson A Sept. 23 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows side-by-side photos of billionaire Elon Musk and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson. “Elon Musk Will Fund a New Anti-Woke Show With Tucker Carlson: ‘We Need More Journalists Like Tucker Carlson and Fewer Like Rachel Maddow,’”…
New York – U.S. stock indexes are drifting around their records Friday as hopes hold that the economy can pull off the rare feat of getting painfully high inflation under control without a recession. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in early trading a day after setting an all-time high for the 42nd time this…
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend late Thursday night before weakening into a tropical storm and continuing its northward movement, the National Hurricane Center said, triggering millions of power outages across multiple states Thursday night and Friday morning. As of the 8 a.m. ET advisory from the NHC, the storm was located about…
Who among us hasn’t misplaced a password? There’s hardly a device or service that doesn’t demand a unique series of digits, letters, phrases – or fingerprints and facial views – before the user can access what’s rightfully theirs. Or rightfully court-ordered. Last November, New York Mayor Eric Adams told FBI agents he’d made an innocent…
The claim: Bill Gates invented a wireless birth control microchip A Sept. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a picture of a gold microchip resting on a person’s fingertip. “Bill Gates has invented a birth control microchip that can be switched on and off wirelessly,” reads on-screen text in the post. “The 20…
Hurricane Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, is headed to the Upstate and is expected to cause significant flooding and damage throughout the region. Hurricane and storm surge watches went into effect for the Florida Panhandle coast and Florida’s west coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Meteorologists are concerned about the…
New York – U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Wednesday as financial markets around the world take a pause following big recent moves. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in early trading, a day after setting an all-time high for the 41st time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 5 points,…
A community event promoting health and well being is now in its 10th year. The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce’s Healthy Living Festival will be at Dodd Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event features vendors, fun activities and medical screenings, according to Greater Norwich Area Chamber…
YORK, Maine — The York School Department was recently honored with the Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for significantly improving the nutritional quality of their school meals. The award, presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service in collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids, recognizes York’s efforts in reducing sodium levels by…
In California, when classes are in session, cellphones will be required to be put away. New state law AB 272 passed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday aims to minimize cellphone use in the classroom in an effort to boost students’ mental health. School districts and charter schools have until July 1, 2026 to implement policies…